West Virginia Pioneers

Rebecca Jane Nottingham

Female 1865 - 1958  (93 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Rebecca Jane Nottingham 
    Born 31 Mar 1865  Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 30 May 1958  [2
    Buried Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Birth Record
      Name: Rebecca Jane Nottingham
      Note: Twin
      Birth Date: 31 Jul 1865
      Birth Place: Braxton, West Virginia
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Mary Margaret Nottingham
      Father: John Stewart Nottingham

      Rebecca Jane Nottingham Sirk
      Birth: Jul. 31, 1865
      Death: May 30, 1958
      Strange Creek
      Braxton County
      West Virginia, USA

      Charleston Daily Mail
      Saturday, May 31, 1958 Page 3
      Mrs. Rebecca Sirk

      STRANGE CREEK - Mrs. Rebecca Jane Sirk, 92, of Strange Creek, Braxton County, died Friday at her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Sirk was a member of the Tate Creek Advent Church.

      Surviving are three sons, Kenneth of Gassaway, Ray of Duck and Lanta of Ivydale; four daughters, Lucy Sirk and Mrs. Nettie Halterman of Weston, Mrs. Radie Mollohan of Duck and Mrs. Mary Bail of Strange Creek; one brother, Troy Nottingham of Duck; 34 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren.

      Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Strange Creek Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Strange Creek Cemetery.

      The body is at the Bartlett Funeral Home in Gassaway.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      John Stewart Nottingham (1833 - 1887)
      Mary Margaret Fox Nottingham (1836 - 1918)
      Spouse:
      William Marcellus Sirk (1857 - 1908)
      Children:
      Lucy Sirk (1887 - 1974)*
      Mary E. Sirk Bail (1891 - 1988)*
      Nettie Sirk Halterman (1897 - 1993)*
      Lantie Sirk (1902 - 1966)*
      Radie E. Sirk Mollohan (1905 - 1993)*
      Ray Sirk (1907 - 1982)*
      Siblings:
      Scott Nottingham (1856 - 1880)*
      Rebecca Jane Nottingham Sirk (1865 - 1958)
      Mary Elizabeth Nottingham Hall (1865 - 1958)*
      Harriet S. Nottingham (1868 - 1879)*
      Lee Nottingham (1870 - 1872)*
      Troy Nottingham (1875 - 1968)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Strange Creek Cemetery
      Strange Creek
      Braxton County
      West Virginia, USA
      Plot:
      Created by: Charles Dickey
      Record added: May 25, 2005
      Find A Grave Memorial# 11027782
    Person ID I107791  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2014 

    Father John Stewart Nottingham,   b. 12 May 1832, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1887, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Mary Margaret Fox,   b. 12 Jun 1836, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1918  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1855  Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Notes 

    • Braxton Co Marriage Records
      John S Nottingham 22
      Mary N Fox 19
      8/2/1855

      1860 Washington, Braxton, WV
      John S Nottingham 27 VA
      Mary 24 VA
      Scott 4 VA
      Jacob 2 VA [2 months?]
      Jacob 22 VA

      1870 Washington, Braxton, WV
      Nottingham, John S 37 farmer $4000 - 650 VA
      Mary M 34 VA
      Scott 13 VA 25 Sep 1856
      Jacob K 11 VA 15 Feb 1859
      Naoma C 9 VA
      Tiburtis 7 (m) VA
      Rebecca J 5 WV 31 Jul 1865
      Mary E 5 WV 31 Jul 1865
      Harriet L 2 WV
      Mary 72 VA

      1880 Birch, Braxton, WV
      Nottingham, John S 47 VA VA VA
      Mary M 44 wife VA VA VA
      Jacob B 21 son WV WV WV
      Naoma C 19 da VA VA V A
      Tiburtis 17 son WV VA VA
      Rebecca J 15 da WV VA VA
      Mary E 15 da WV VA VA
      Eliza 7 da WV VA VA
      Troy 4 son WV VA VA

      1900 Birch, Braxton, WV
      Nottingham, Troy 10/1875 s WV WV VA
      Mary M mother 6/1836 wd 10-7 children VA VA VA

      1910 Birch, Braxton, WV
      Nottingham, Jacob B 51m1- 27y WV VA VA
      Rachel C 50 m1- 27y 6-4 children WV WV WV
      Scott son 23 s WV WV WV
      Lee son 21 s WV WV WV
      Howard son 15 WV WV WV
      Cecil son 9 WV WV WV
      Mary M mother 73wd VA VA VA
    Family ID F27364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S655] Birth Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    3. [S597] Marriage Records, Braxton Co, WV.